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No. 889,981; 7 PATENTED JUNE 9, 1908. I. J. SNYDER.

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APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 22, 1907.

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JOHN J. SNYDER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 9, 1908.

Application filed August 22, 1907. Serial No. 389,619.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J. SNYDER, citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in flats, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to head-gear and has special reference to hats designed for summer wear or in mild or tropical climates.

The chief objects of my invention are to provide a hat of such form as to protect the head of the wearer from the suns rays or from rain, and at the same time offer no obstruction to the free circulation of air therethrough; to furnish a hat for the purposes stated that will be easily and cheaply con structed, and that will, in addition to its ventilating features, be of light weight and hence conduce to the comfort of the wearer.

I accomplish the results sought by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this application, and in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of a hat embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the supports for the top.

Referring to the drawing more in detail, the numeral 10 indicates a circular or oval ring which forms the rim of the hat. The material for the rim may be paper, felt, straw or other suitable fabric. to employ straw, since this substance has the physical properties best suited to the purpose, and the resulting structure will combine the requisites of strength, lightness and durability and the material is capable besides of being readily colored, woven in pleasing designs, or otherwise ornamented.

The center of the rim is provided with an opening of sufficient dimensions to accommodate the head, and about said aperture the material of the rim is twined upward to form an annular flange 11 which embraces the crown of the head with sufficient firmness to retain the article in place. The flange 11 is furnished with a lining of suitable protective material, 11 commonly termed a sweat-band, and secured by stitching in the usual manner.

A covering or top 12, composed of a flat disk having an outline corresponding to that of the rim is supported at a suitable interval I prefer, however,

above the rim and in a plane parallel thereto, by vertical posts or standards 12. These standards are preferably constructed of the same material as the rim and top, but other substances may be used. advantageously, and metal strips would afford special strength and be more useful when the hat was likely to be subjected to hard usage. When metal is employed these supports can be covered with plaited straw, or whatever material is used in the general. construction, and thus conform more closely to the main design. The top and bottom portions of these standards are bent at right angles to form flanges 13, provided with holes 14 to facilitate the insertion of stitches 15 by means of which the standards are firmly fastened to the rim and covering. I have shown four of these standards disposed about the annular flange 11, the lower ends resting upon. the upper surface of the rim, and the upper flanges engaging the under surface of the top disk 12, the said flanges extending radially outward. I prefer to make the said. standards 12 of such a length that the top 12 will be elevated. above the rim to such a height as to leave a decided interval between the vertex of the head and the top plate 12, it being the in tention to so construct the article that the head will never touch the covering disk. A hat thus constructed will permit the breezes to pass between the upper and lower portions without obstruction, affording comfort to the wearer during the hottest weather, and the top projects to a sufficient extent to prevent the direct rays of the sun from reaching the head except when at a low inclination, and the ready passage of the air currents then through will render it less likely to be blown from the head than when the wind meets with opposition.

Having thus described. my invention, what I claim as new is In a hat, the combination of a plane rim provided with a central aperture, an annular flange surrounding said. aperture, a flat disk concentric with said rim, and angular standards fixed to said rim and. supporting said disk above the rim.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN J. SNYDER.

Witnesses:

F. BENJAMIN, II. DELOS IIIGMAN. 

